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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:25:30 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 6/18/2013 9:25:30 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 WASHINGTON AFP - This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid program.It is yet another remarkable step in the long fight against HIV and AIDS, as the United States and its global partners work towards what they ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469288/1/us-program-marks-birth-of-one-millionth-hiv-free-b.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469288/1/us-program-marks-birth-of-one-millionth-hiv-free-b.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:50:06 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF91c19wcm9ncmFtX21hcmtzX2JpcnRoX29mX29uZV9taWxsaW9udGhfaGl2ZnJlZV9iYWJ5LmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/469288/1/us-program-marks-birth-of-one-millionth-hiv-free-b.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469279/1/egyptian-president-morsi-raises-concern-in-diploma.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469279/1/egyptian-president-morsi-raises-concern-in-diploma.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:24:29 +0100 http://www.modernghana.com/news/469279/1/egyptian-president-morsi-raises-concern-in-diploma.html BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil AFP - African champions Nigeria as expected beat minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their Confederations Cup opening Group B match on Monday in Belo Horizonte, but they were given a run for their money for a while.However, the Nigerians always had an extra gear and a hat-trick by Nnamdi Oduamadi spearheaded their victory.Nigeria ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469274/1/oduamadi-hat-trick-sees-off-valiant-tahiti.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469274/1/oduamadi-hat-trick-sees-off-valiant-tahiti.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:06 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF9vZHVhbWFkaV9oYXR0cmlja19zZWVzX29mZl92YWxpYW50X3RhaGl0aS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/469274/1/oduamadi-hat-trick-sees-off-valiant-tahiti.html MAPUTO AFP - Armed men on Monday killed six soldiers in a pre-dawn attack on a military weapons depot in central Mozambique, independent television reported.Socio Television, citing soldiers who witnessed the attack, said it was allegedly carried out by the former rebel group Renamo and that two soldiers were injured at the depot in Savane, o ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469273/1/six-soldiers-killed-in-attack-on-mozambique-armour.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469273/1/six-soldiers-killed-in-attack-on-mozambique-armour.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:20:06 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF9zaXhfc29sZGllcnNfa2lsbGVkX2luX2F0dGFja19vbl9tb3phbWJpcXVlX2FybW91cnlfcmVwb3J0cy5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/469273/1/six-soldiers-killed-in-attack-on-mozambique-armour.html CONAKRY AFP - An official from Guineas election commission said Monday that polls set for June 30 were no longer in the programme following weeks of deadly protests by opposition activists objecting to the date.President Alpha Condes announcement in April of parliamentary elections has been followed by a series of anti-government demonstr ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469270/1/guinea-cannot-hold-elections-on-june-30-official.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469270/1/guinea-cannot-hold-elections-on-june-30-official.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:20:08 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF9ndWluZWFfY2Fubm90X2hvbGRfZWxlY3Rpb25zX29uX2p1bmVfMzBfb2ZmaWNpYWwuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/469270/1/guinea-cannot-hold-elections-on-june-30-official.html MAPUTO AFP - Armed men on Monday carried out a deadly attack on a military weapons depot in central Mozambique, an official said, but the identity of the perpetrators and the exact toll were not immediately clear.Around 4:00 am 0200 GMT, there was shooting close to the arms depot in Savane, local district administrator Joao Oliveira told ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469259/1/armed-men-attack-mozambique-armoury-reports.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469259/1/armed-men-attack-mozambique-armoury-reports.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:00:10 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF9hcm1lZF9tZW5fYXR0YWNrX21vemFtYmlxdWVfYXJtb3VyeV9yZXBvcnRzLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/469259/1/armed-men-attack-mozambique-armoury-reports.html JOHANNESBURG AFP - South Africa captain Jean de Villiers is doubtful for a four-nation tournament final against Samoa on Saturday.Team doctor Craig Roberts said on Monday that the 32-year-old inside centre injured a rib in the 30-17 triumph over Scotland in Nelspruit last weekend.Jean was able to continue playing, but was in some discomf ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469256/1/springboks-skipper-de-villiers-may-miss-final.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469256/1/springboks-skipper-de-villiers-may-miss-final.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:30:08 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF9zcHJpbmdib2tzX3NraXBwZXJfZGVfdmlsbGllcnNfbWF5X21pc3NfZmluYWwuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/469256/1/springboks-skipper-de-villiers-may-miss-final.html WASHINGTON AFP - Tunisia, which recently garnered an IMF loan, faces risks linked to its political transition and the global economy but will not be a new Greece, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.In early June, the IMF approved a two-year standby loan for about 1.75 billion to support the governments economic reforms after the ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469247/1/tunisia-faces-risks-but-is-not-new-greece-imf.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469247/1/tunisia-faces-risks-but-is-not-new-greece-imf.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:20:03 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF90dW5pc2lhX2ZhY2VzX3Jpc2tzX2J1dF9pc19ub3RfbmV3X2dyZWVjZV9pbWYuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/469247/1/tunisia-faces-risks-but-is-not-new-greece-imf.html ABUJA- A Spanish contractor, Mr Jose Lopez-Pepe, has dragged the Imo State government before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleging that his Nigerian partner, one Benjamin Emenike, connived with some commissioners and diverted contract funds.In a petition he filed through his lawyer, Abiodun Oduwole, and copied to the Insp ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469240/1/n36bn-fraud-spanish-contractor-drags-imo-govt-part.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469240/1/n36bn-fraud-spanish-contractor-drags-imo-govt-part.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:51:05 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHR5cGI2MmVycTRfMWZyYXVkLmdpZnwxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/469240/1/n36bn-fraud-spanish-contractor-drags-imo-govt-part.html ARUSHA, Tanzania AFP - Three people have died in Tanzania following a grenade attack on an opposition political rally over the weekend, officials said Monday.Two people were killed in the Saturday attack in the northern city of Arusha at a large rally of the main opposition Chadema party on Saturday evening led by its president Freeman Mbowe, ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/469230/1/three-dead-in-tanzania-grenade-attack-on-political.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/469230/1/three-dead-in-tanzania-grenade-attack-on-political.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:10:06 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFmcF90aHJlZV9kZWFkX2luX3RhbnphbmlhX2dyZW5hZGVfYXR0YWNrX29uX3BvbGl0aWNhbF9yYWxseS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/469230/1/three-dead-in-tanzania-grenade-attack-on-political.html